You probably already know that the perfecto is originally an item from the bikers closet. The Harley Davidson seller from the shop Becks Distributor asks the compagny Schott (USA - NYC) for a jacket in 1928. They wanted something that would be very durable, to endure falling. The original perfecto is made around four main characteristics :

it has a
crossed zipper, offset on the front (this doubles the thickness of the
leather in this zone to better protect the torso),

snap fasteners to fold down and secure the collar of the jacket(so that it does not thump in the wind when the biker rolls),

zippered cuffs, which makes it possible to tighten the jacket at the end of the sleeves (to avoid air entries in the jacket),

a belt in the same leather as the jacket, fixed in the back by a yoke
that will maintain the height at the bottom of the back : this belt
allows to adjust the size.

Initially, the only material perfectos were made of was horse leather. Its name, quite original, comes from the spanish "perfecto" related to the name of the cuban cigar that Irving Schott was smoking (the director of the Schott compagny), who was a biker himself. Let's also take a minute to proccess the fact that by the time a perfecto only costed 5$50. Yes madam.

At first, only bikers wore them, but quickly rockers also liked and wore perfectos. In 1954, the piece of clothing is brought on screen with a movie : The Wild Ones, in which Marlon Brando was wearing one. The year after it was James Dean's turn in Rebel Without a Cause. In the 50s, America was still puritan and the perfecto became forbidden in lots of schools because it was associated with rebel and thugs. In the 70s, the punk movement spread the trend again (with bands like the Sex Pistols or the Ramones) and people also started to wear perfectos with lots of pins.It is in 1991 that the perfecto enters fashion History with a shooting for Vogue, photographed by Peter Lindbergh who shot famous models like Claudia Schiffer, Naomie Campbell or Cindy Crawford wearing perfectos. And I can tell you, that shoot was soooo nicely done. This one and that one are my favorites ! In 2005 it is Pete Doherty and Kate Moss that brought back the perfecto, wore with a tight slim jeans and a white tee-shirt. Brands like Zadig et Voltaire or Gérard Darel includes the perfecto in their collections and from now on we can find perfectos in all sort of shops (H&M, Mango, Zara, Forever21, Topshop, ...).

Ce qui est génial avec le perfecto, c'est qu'il apportera toujours cette petite touche edgy à n'importe quelle tenue, ce qui fait qu'on peut le porter avec une infinité de styles ! La tenue traditionnelle, avec slim et tee-shirt comme déjà citée plus haut, mais aussi en jupe, en pantalon, et même avec une robe très féminine. On peut aussi adapter notre perfecto en terme de matière et de coloris : en daim marron, avec de la moumoute sur le col en mode aviateur, en cuir clouté, en couleur pastel (baby blue par exemple, ou rose clair !). Bref, il existe pleiiiin de jolis modèles et c'est un vêtement qui ne se démodera jamais d'une saison sur l'autre.Today, perfectos can be found in many various forms and you can see from the pictures, mine has the exact same form and shape as the original perfecto, but a very different material since it is made out of a black and white cotton mesh. I loved it as soon as I saw it in Sinequaone, because its cut is so flattering : perfectly fitted on the back, right size and form for the shoulders and just the good lenght, a bit short, which suits my frame better. I always get complimented whenever I wear it and I have never seen someone else wearing the same !I also wear it in quite a different style than the original perfecto calls for, which is usually a rock-style. Of course I could have wear it with a pair of black slim jeans, a t-shirt and some studded boots, but I prefered wearing it with almost a condradictory item : a high waisted skater skirt, in a very preppy style as Blair Waldorf. I find the perfecto nicely compliments the outfit, that has a very classic vibe ! The jacket breaks that classic side which is a nice twist in the general aspect.

What's amazing with perfectos, it is that it will always adds that eddy touch to any outfit, which made it possible to wear with tons of styles ! The traditional one with slim jeans and a t-shirt (as already said) but also with a skirt, pants, and even a very feminine dress. You can also chose your perfecto in a different material or color than the leather black one : in brown suede, with a fake sheepskin coat on the collar like an aviator, in studded leather, in soft colors (baby blue for example, or light pink !). In short, there's LOTS of beautiful options out there and that piece of clothing will never get out of style from one season to another.

And that's it for the look - it really represents my style with very classic pieces such as the shirt or the high waisted skirt, which have nice preppy side that I also like to contrats with items from another type of style like my perfecto or my chocker ! Waiting for your opinions ♥.

I hope everyone's spending a nice November month and that you're all as excited as I am with Christmas coming ! (yes I'm gonna talk about Christmas until it is Christmas and possibly even after ahah). Kisses on your cheeks and we'll catch up this week with a travel post ;).